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8th February 2023
04:42pm GMT

Many families have had no choice but to cut down on things like clothes so they can pay bills. Barnardos said more needs to be done to support families during this cost of living crisis. Nearly half of those surveyed (43%) had to cut down on buying clothes to provide their children with food. 47% of parents said inflation has had a negative impact on pressures to afford food. Suzanne Connolly, CEO of Barnardos said: “We see far too many families, often one-parent families, really worried about being able to provide their children with enough food. "Parents tell us that they are often going without food themselves in order to provide food for their children. "They're also having to rely on others to get the food for them. Their hunger, or that of their child, is a constant and physical reminder of the financial pressure and of the hard decisions they have to make every day. "This is taking an emotional and physical toll on parents across the country.""Parents tell us that they are often going without food themselves in order to provide food for their children"
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